Tuesday 21 June 2011

Nolberto Solano


DoB: Dec 12, 1974

PoB: Callao, Peru

Position: Midfielder

Clubs represented: Sporting Cristal, Deportivo Municipal, Boca Juniors, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Larissa, Universitario de Deportes, Leicester City, Hull City

Total appearances/goals: 552/113

Total caps: 95/20

Honours:
4 domestic league titles
1 minor european cup
Libertadores runner up: 97

Peruvian Player of the Year: 92
South American Player of the Year runner-up: 97

Highs:
With Sporting Cristal won 3 titles in a row and reached the final of the Copa Libertadores.
Nevertheless he is more closely associated with Newcastle United, for which he played for 8 non-consecutive seasons.

Lows:
With no major titles to speak of, at club-level or internationally, his is a pretty bare medal rack.
Almost yearly club changes in the twilight years of his career didn't make much of his form.

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